.'.1 l)c 3cffciTionian. THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1877. I It S: S I U K X TI A L.. The agony is indeed over. The Joint Convention completed the count of the doctoral votes on last Friday morning, and the President of the Senate formally an nounced the result reached as 1S5 votes for Hayes and "Wheeler, and 184 for Tildcn and Hendricks, and thereupon declared Hayes and Wheeler elected President and Vice President of the United States for four years, commencing .n the 4th of March, 1877. The Joint Convention then adjourned after having been in session, in one sense, since Feb ruary 1. The Electoral Commission met at 11 o'clock on the same day, and after extending the time to the 31st of March to file their opinions on the questions passed upon by said Commission, also adjourned. Governor Hayes arrived in Washington n few hours after he had been declared the President elect and was most cordially greeted. To cover all technical quibbles he took the oath of office privately on the evening of the 3d. But as will be seen elsewhere, he was formally inaugurated President of the United States on Monda3r noon, the 5th iust., with all the honors properly appertaining to such an exalted position. Thus peacefully and happily ends a Presidential contest of unprecedented duration, extending over a period of more than nine months of angry and grossly partisan warfare. But during this long period of a heated and angry partisan criti cism, the arrow of sunder did not in a 5.;ngle instance penetrate the official, the nvrral or social character of the person -jvhnrn it has been the pleasure of a patriotic people to elevate to the highest position within the gift of the Bepubhc. Death of Jerrv 3Iack. A dispatch from Oxford, X. J., oa Monday last, to Win. Wallace, of this place, announced the death of Jerry 3Jaek. Everybody in this and surreundini counties knew Jerry. He was a kind-hearted, simple-minded man. lie sought hospitality here and there and made an honest endeavor to repay it with uiMsie or amusement, lis mental condition was such as to commend him to the charit able a::d kin 1 hearted, and we doubt not that the various little kindness shown hiiu by al sih persons, will be no source of regret when they learn that lie has gone whence no traveler returns. Jerry was born January 26, 1S14, died Februarys, lsTT, aged G3 years, 1 month and S days. Frcsiriesit llai es' Cabinet. Secretary of State William M. Evarts ii Aew- i.rk. Secretary of the Treasury. John Sher man, of Ohio. Attorney- General George W. McCrary, of Iowa. Scrttary of the Xavy Carl Schurz. Oi i-iissuuri. P.siy,alr;r General D. M. Key, ol Tennessee. Stcretary of the Interior Richard "W. Tbomr son, of Indiana. Secretary of War Gen. Charles E. Devcus, of Massachusetts. Ilccluciion iti the rates of Tele grains. Toe rates from Stroudsburg to France, the United Kingdom and Great Britain, reda-.-ed from 78 to 2S cents, per word. i!atcs from Stroudsburg to A'.lentown, TV thhdiem, Easton, Philadelphia, Trenton, Newark, N. J., Jersey Cit', New York, pott-town, Wilkes Barre, Huzelton, Mauch Chunk, Dunnings, Moscow, Gou! Jsltoro, Tobyhanna, Poeono, Henryviile, Water Gap, Belvidere and Scranton, 25 cents for ten words or less; Chicago, Milwaukee, Peoria, t. Louis, $1 for ten words or less. In Slonor of the Dead. The portion of the Democracy which refuse to be comforted have had their flajr out for the last few days in honor of their dead candidate, who was pronounced dead cn last Friday from an over dose of Reform. For the sake of decency it is to be hoped that they will bury his body so deep that it wiil never be able to attempt to steal any more electoral votes for the bone-fit of Democratic reform. Repudiated by a Unanimous Ueeisiou ol" itie Electoral Commission. Tiluen's effort through the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee to defraud Hayes out of an electoral vote from Oregon, by giving the same to Cronin. There was not a Democrat on the Co minission bold enough to defend it. There is a member of the Georgia Legislature who so strongly resembles the Governor of that State, that he is fre quently taken for that official by the hungry oL'b-e seekers, and being somewhat of a wag invariably promises them what ever they want in the blandest manner possible, while the Governor is left to endure the complications which necessarily follow as best he can. tfS'lo Friday an unlucky day? Presi dent Haves received his nomination for A 1 U" ' 1 ,1 , 1 I uie j.-reaiujncy on mat day, ana was declared elected on that day. The Electoral Commission also rendered its decisions re upccting Florida, Louisiana and Oregon ou that day. &"The Spirit of Berks' rampant Democratic paper published at Reading, consoles itself by declaring that Tilden wasn't worth fighting for, anyhow. &s5"Thc State election in New Hampshire, at which a Governor and three members of Congress are to be choSviu, wiUbs htld ou the l'dth of March. Personal. Henry Dcpue, on Tuesday last, assumed the proprietorship of the Washington Hotel, of this place. Judpe Dreher, of this place, left here on Saturday last, for Mauch Chunk, where he is now engaged in holding Court. The Rev. Doctor Knighton, principal ol the Academy of this place, preached in the Second Presbyterian, church at Belvidere, N. J., on the 25th ult. Mr. George Knauss, vacated the Wash ington IloteJi in this place, on Tuesday last, and moved to Pike county, Pa., where he will engage in fanning near Matamoras. Mr. George Dichl, of Springfield, Illinois, is here on a visit to his mother. George took up his residence at Springfield three years ago. lie intends engaging in larming on his return home. We regret to learn that Mr. George Phillips, a. prominent citizen of Stroud township, this count', is seriously indis posed, and that his friends have very little hopes of his recovery. Miss Itfdia A. Custard, of this place, who has been visiting her many friends at Phil lipsburgh, N. J., and Weissport, Pa., for the past seven weeks, returned home last Tuesday highly pleased with her trip. Rev. Theophlus Heilig, of the Lutheran church, at Easton, Pa., filled Rev. Mr. Kohler's pulpit in this place, last Sunday morning and evening, and we are informed preached two very interesting sermons. On Wednesday last, Joseph Stroud, son of the late Jacob 1). Stroud, of ibis place, who has been here on a visit to friends for the past month, left for Leighton, Iowa. Joseph started west from this place 29 years ago, last fall, and finally located at Leighton. Jacob Hebcrling, an apprentice in Valen tine Kautz's wheel-wright shop, completed his time last Monday; jn the evening all hands enjoyed a good time in the shop, Mr John Kautz and others having their say on the occasion. Wo suppose eatables and drinkables were partaken of, however our informant did uot say so. Entertainmknt dv Our Home Talf.xt.- We are very happy to inform the public that there will be a first-class entertainment held in Williams' Hall, Monday evening, March 1 2th, consisting of part Drama and part Music. The Dramatical part to be such that, we have no doubt, will vastly amuse the audience, viz : "Poor Pillicoddy" with the following cast of character : Poor Pilii.-od.lv, E. K. WvckofT, Captain O'Scuttlo Narrv Wolfe. Mrs. Pillicoddy Mi-s Helen Wvckolf. Mrs. O'Seuttle Sarah Blunt Miss Annie Walton, Miss Lizzie William. The Operatic part will be selections from the opera "Cassilda" iu which Mr. Harry Wolfe, will assume the character of "Don Lopez" an 1 Miss Lizzie Williams that of "Katerina." The Beethoven Orchestra has very kindly offered to furnish the instrumental music. The proceeds of the entertainment are to be inven to the Stroudsburg Library Company. Fickcts can be procured at D. R. Brown's jewelry store, or at the New York store. Tickets 25 cents. Reserved seats 40 cents. House Hunting. The delightful task of looking up a permancr: abiding place ior the year to come now engages t h at tention of a large class of persons. It has been remarked that these periodical h juse hunters are everywhere to be seen, in many cases looking tit residences far above thcir means. ,lt this gives them an op portunity to inspect their neigbors' premises they are pleased with their work, and invariably coma awa with now food for gossip. Those who intend to move, and have had notices to rent put on their houses, are put to much inconvenience by the number of inquisitive callers who wait upon them. And so they should be, for the notice itself is an invitation to call and look at the property. At present a num ber of houses remain unoccupied in the borough, but with the advent of spring, when it is thought employment will be furnished to hundreds now idle, these will rapidly be occupied. The loafers who are in the habit of assemb ling upon the street corners and other public places, in Stroudsburg, obstructing the high way, will undoubtedly be pleased to learn that a bill has been introduced iu the House, as follows : To punish improper assemblies upon the public streets, providing that any three per sons shall remain for a quarter of an hour in front of any public house or church, and shall engage in profane, obscene or loud talk, or in making invidious or abusive remarks, or in obstructing the lrghway, thall be guilty of misdemeanor. It thould pass, and respectable people would hail with pleasure. Birthday Surprise. Ou Tuesday even ing last, our fellow townsman John Kautz, was very agreeably surprised by a Ianre number of his friends, including the Cornet Rand, taking possession of his house and having a grand social time in honor of his sixty-first birthday. An excellent feast was brought along and prepared by the party and all had a jolly good time in disposing of it. Mr. Kautz and his friends enjoyed the excellent music furnished by the band, and all seemed to do their utmost to make the event one long to be remembered by Mr. K. For the Ladies. A white skirt made to wear with' trained dresses, and which does away with the necessity for a bustle, is of cambric, has ruilb-s all the way down the back breadth, and four la'ers of them just at the edge. The out side lower rufihj is edged with Smyrna lace, and passes around the entire skirt. It is starched very stiff and holds out the dress just enough to make it graceful and pretty. The material used is so thin that this skiit is but little heavier than an ordinary one. Col. E. E. Norton, of Stroud township, this county, on Wednesday last sent two of his blooded mares to Kentucky, for breed ing purposes. Tux JjefpjlRsoniAjI cost but $2 a year. Plant trees. Plant cabbage seeds. Horse radish is seasonable. Plowing will soon be the go. . There are fifty-seven colored police in Philadelphia. . The cherry crop it is believed will be a fail ure this season. Bread i3 sold in Reading by the pound, instead of by the loaf. ... There arc over a hundred thousand Odd Fellows in Pennsylvania. . - This is called "Washerwomen's Year." It has fifty-three Mondays. Ivr keeps a house not only warm in winter but cool in summer. The public debt was reduced $2,070,429 during the month of rebruary. Thirty; thousand dollars' worth of oil is produced daily in Clarion county. So far as reported the apple and pear trees are all right for a fair yield of fruit. Easton druggists are displaying blue glass for sale. Anything for a sensation. The maple sugar crop in this State this year will be large and of good quality. ,0. Paints and Oils cheap for cash at Hollinshead's Drug Store. March 1-lmf Eoos are now quite as cheap diet as meat, and don t have near so many bones in. Wild Pigeons were seen flying over our borough on Thursday and Friday of last week. The New York hotels are filling up with merchants, and a brisk spring trade has beguu. The wife of John Hcffuer, in Reading, has just presented her husband with their 4".th child. A DEED, 109 years old, was entered in the Recorder's office, at Reading, on Wednesday. A WIFE full of truth, innocence and love, is the prettiest flower a man can wear next to his heart. The farmers of some parts of Fayette county are making maple sugar and plow ing for oats. Since the fall in price of drinks in Al lentown, seventeen wells are advertised fur sale in that place. Our town had jolly bonfires Sic, in honor of the inauguration of President Hayes on Monday evening last. Mr. Smith, of Pottstown, owns four teen hens, who laid 219 eggs during the month of February. Last Tuesday morning SherifT Shafi-r started for the Eastern Penitentiary, accom panied by Thomas flanna. The temperance men in the Western part of the State have selected Altoona as their nest Held of action. Another harpist put in an apperance hist week, but didn't tarry long, money evidently being too scarce. This is the time that enterprising mer chants should Login to court trade through the newspapers. the spring cursion parties have engaged the Camden & Atlantic railroad i i for almost ever' day in July and August. The Philadelphia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will commence its sessions on the 21st of March. How about that wheel-barrow ride bet? Come Harry get around and have things fixed up ami let the show come off. Ladies' costumes will fit tighter than ever this spring. In fact, they will stick a good deal closer than a brother. The price of kerosense has taken quite a tumble during the past few days, owing to the breaking up the oil combination. A catfi.su weighing pounds was recently hooked in the Monongahcla river, near Brownsville. Is this a fish story ? The Knights of Pythias are stronger in this State than anywhere else in the Union They have 450 lodges and 40,000 mem- bera. All those wishing to consign their produce to responsible parties for promptness and reliability will examine our advertising columns. Shortly after Judge Dreher sentenced Thomas. Hanna, last Saturday, one of his "chums" said "it was really discouraging." Decidedly so. As the time for fall election approaches politics waxes warm. Some candidates ar already working like beavers in order to secure a vote. The pleasure of taking one's breakfast in bed, with a lively baby to kick over the dishes or get its toes in the butter, is what no bachelor can find out. An attractive young lady says the reason she doesn't marry is because die has too much respect for mother to wish her to figure as a mother-in-law. i . mm John J. High, of Lancaster county, is eighteen years old, six feet three and one half inches high, and weighs 230 pounds, yet he may become higher still. Sixty thousand bushels of potatoes have been imported into Philadelphia from Eng land, Ireland, Bermuda and Halifax, dur iug the prit few weeks-. Industrial Notes. All the wire mills at South Easton are in full operation. The Lehigh shovel works at Bethlehem have resumed operations. - ' It is said that but one iron furnace in New Jersey is now in operation. - Simson's axle factory at Allentown has a full complement of hands employed on full tune. The Phoenix Iron Company has received an order from Cauada for 3,500 tons of bridge iron. The Keystone Tack Factory ofPotts- ville is running eleven machines and cannot fill their orders. A' rolling mill for the manufacture of scrap iron is being erected at Providence, Luzerne county. Nimson's axle factory, at Allcntown, has started up on full time aud with a full complement of hands. The Allegheny Car and Transportation Company, at Swissvale, now employ over one hundred hands, and cannot keep up with their orders. Among iron men on the south side of Pittsburg business is reported as improv ing. Machinery that has been idle for months is being again put in motion. One hundred cars for use in the Brook side Colliery, Schuylkill county, are being built at the car shops of the Philadalphia and Reading Railroad Company, at Read ing. fT g i r hie American Manufacturer says: "What ever may be thought of the times. many of our manufacturers arc running to their full capacity and some of them are unable to - keep up with their orders. Double turn is the vvord in the rolling mills, while many of the idle glass works are start ing up and the machine shops tell of marked improvement in orders. Hanging in the larder of a Doylcstown landlord on Thursday last were nine turk eys, hatched from the egg only last year. whose aggregate weight, when dressed, was 214 pounds. They were fed and fattened by Reed rrctz, of Redministcr, and were lot of birds that would be pretty hard to pretty hard to beat in this or any other county. The heaviest one weighed over 27 pounds. Doylcstown Inttlllgencer. Sadie L. Caioion and Mollie Bly MYKlt, teleprah operators at the junction near Lowistown, recently boarded the en gine of the local freight east and ran the train as far as the signal station in the Narrows one playing engineer, the other fireman They returned on the "local" west in the same manner, and since evervbody. is eon gratulating theni upon the success of their exploit. Portland. The following are the new ly elected omen s of the borough of Port laud: Burgess, Wm. Fox; Council ut.mi. J L. Miller, John F. Rader, Philip Dates man, John Lamb. John Ott, Jos. M. bcott Jr.; Constable, Henry M. La Bar; Assc sor, Amos Bissev ; Judge of Election George G. Beam ; Inspectors. William Kap pel, Theodore Ott ; Auditor, T. J. Meads Surprise Party. On Wednesday even ing last, Mks Emma Noltheffer, of t hi place, was given a surprise party by a !arg number of her friends. Everything passvi off as pleasantly as a merry bell until all were in readiness to take their departure fo home, well pleased with the evenings enjoy inent. Hard ru;-nr-D for common sense and decency. That big boy who took up h position near Hess Brother's corner, on last Sunday and paid that little boy to insult passers-by by word? put into the month of the little boy by said big boy. It is to be hoped that said bitf boy '.vill soon learn enough to bo and act Ilk 2 a man. At the public sale of W. II. Gruver. in Springfield township, Bucks county, Pa., held February 22d, an Alderney cow brought 10O.")0 ; two Percheron horses $220 and 8210 respectively ; an 18-month old Percheron colt, 8117 ; a Berkshire sow, 8 12; aud one pair yellow tumbler pigeons, SI. The ladies' fashions this spring bid fair to be exceedingly uniijue and charming, so our wives, sisters and sweethearts may sur prise us constantly with the changing beau ties which the Goddess of Fashion vouch safes to those who have a pocket book larjrc cnoueh to follow her commands. A great amount of work is required on our streets to remove the heaps of ashes, ice and other debris collected through the winter. This rubbish should be removed as early as practicable, in order that our borough may retain its good reputation for cleanliness. A SPF.CIAL meeting of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania will be held iu Easton on Monday afternoon, the 10th inst. The purpose is to admit past grands to membership, and to impart iu.st ruction iu the working of the order. Sun.sCHinKns who intend to move this year should at once send lis notice of the fact, so that wo may know to what point to forward the paper after the removal. In all cases say where you are now receiving the paper, as well as where you wish it sent. Joe Com.'itv, the pugilist, whoso trial for shooting two police officers has occupied the New York Court of General Sessions the last week, was on Saturday convicted of assault with intent to kill, and on Tues day sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. - At a meeting of the South Mountain Railroad Company, in New York, recently, it was agreed to issue bonds to the amount of 81,000,000, ten per cent, of which will be issued monthly on the completion of the road. The papers of Pittsburg say the ravages of diphtheria in Western Peunsylveniu are unprecedented. Whole families are beinjr swept off by this terrible disease. i Jamks WmrMEii, of Snyder county, raised l,.r00 bushels of potatoes on ten acres of ground last year, lor which he received $1,SX). Court Proceedings. Continued from last tceck.) Commonwealth vs. Thos. Hanna Larceny of Silas D. RobesoD's overcoat, valued at SIG00 was stolen from him December 22d, 1S7G. Thomas Hanna was suspected of the theft and January 19th, 1S77, was arrested in the M. E. Church, at East Stroudsburg wearing the overcoat, - Hanna had made several declarations which tended to fix the theft on him. . The defense was, that the overcoat had been bought of a fellow named "Zeke," alias Charles Wiggins for $'J 00. George Hanna, a brother of the defendant, was the principal witness for the defense, he swearing that he was present at the sab of the overcoat and had lent his brother Thomas $9 00 to buy it. On cross-examination, he could not stand the fire aud wilted, his evi dence fining to the jury almost for naught. Mrs. Neyhart alias "female whip-poor-will," next tried to make the defendant's character stand forth as clear as day, swearing that she had seen the overcoat in "Zekes" possession, but on being questioned, showing a lamen table ignorance about color, smoothness, aud appearance of coats in general, it was evident her zeal and affectum over balanced her better judgment. The case was well argued on both sides. The jury soon rendered a venlift. of guilty. On Saturday afternoon the Judge called Hanna before the Court and nt'tir talking to him both kindly and advisedly, sentenced him to pay a fine of $50 00, and undergo an imprisonment in the Eastern Penitentiary for two years in solitary confine ment with hard labor. Davis and Lee, for Commonwealth. Storm and Kinney, for Defendant. Commonwealth vs. George Drake. De fendant in this case was indictded for steal ing a Buffalo Robe, from Dr. J. Pace Mutchler. The learned counsel concerned for him, moved that the indictment be quashed, but the Judge would'nt do it as it ou:u uae necessuare-j ROing leinnu tliC J 11 r. . 1 ll i , , returns. Drake then pled guilty aud made a plea for mercy, which the Court in its kindness, aud yet in stiict accordance with law and justice, granted, seteneing the defendant to pay a fine of $" X and undergo an im prisonment in the County Jail for 3U days. This ended the criiniual business for the term. Peter W. Shafervs. George Serfass This was the Crst case in Common Pleas and was tin appeal from an award of Arbitrators. The matter in dispute was about a lease and (he rights of defendant under it. It was more a question of law than a fact. A conditional verdict was rendered for the plaintiff, sulj'Vt to the decision of the Court. Storm for Plaintiff. Holmes for Defeudaut. Mahlon Gower vs. Samuel Fahlstick and Samuel Gower An action of trover and eouverion for manure bought by Plaintiff at an Assignee's sale and removed ly the Defendants. Plaintiff claimed $23 Ui) and the Jury gave him a verdict for $' f,C. Holmes for Plaintiff. Storm for Defenea it. Borough of Gouldsboro vs. Supervisors o! Coo! ha ugh Township The Borough of Gouldsboro built a bridge over the lLittl -Lchih," which is on the boundary line ul said Township, and demanded contribution from the Township. This was altogether a question of law and the Jury was instructed to render a special verdict. Holmes for Plaintiff. Storm for Defendants. Commonwealth of Pa. for the use of John B. Storm ct. al. vs. William Ilollinshead and William S. Bees This was an action on an Administrator's Bond against the defend ants as sureties. No defence. Verdict for the Plaintiffs for penalty of the Bond, viz : $I,-b)0and damages assessed in favor of the different parties. Storm and Staples for iv.ai::tiir. Holmes aud Burnett for Defend ants. The Sheriff acknowledged the following Deeds : Jacob K. Shafer, Sheriff, to Henry Cros key and Charles S. Biley, 9 tracts of land in Cooli-aiigh tsp. Jacob K. Shafer, Sheriff, to Sam'l. Siglin, 20 acres hi Chestnuthill tsp. Jacob K. Shafer, Sheriff, to Henry Shatter, I'A) acres in Hamilton tsp. Jacob K. Shafer, Sheriff, to JohuE. Sny der, I acre in Barrett tsp. Jacob K. Shafer, Sheriff, to David and Theodore Saylor, S acres in Ross tsp. Jacob K. Shafer, Sheriff, to Jessie R. Smith, 1 lot in East Stroudsburg. Court was adjourned to March 14th, 1S77. A Virginia hunter says that he saw about seven hundred thousand ducks settle on a pond. They were wedged closely to gether. He fired both barrels of his gun into them. They flew away, leaving no dead ones in the water ; but as soon as the flock spread out a little dead duck loosened and fell until he picked up enough to fill twenty-nine barrels. Efforts are now be ing made by an enterprising cotemporary to secure the author of the above as a re porter. Hi3 style of truth telling suits exactly. The worst case of municipal indebted ness in this country is that of Portland, Me. U ith a population of but J0,000, aud that mostly of poorpcople, it has a municipal in debtedness of 815,000,000, or 8200 per head. Four millions of this were incurred for rail way connections which were to make Port land the great entrepot of the northeastern coast. What married women want is more rest. Then why don't they take it instead of ly ing awake half the night to lectcre their husbands, and getting up first in the morn ing to find something for the next lecture? Mrs. Mayfield, a widow, of Stanford, Ky., fell in love with a tramp at sight, who came to her house to beg, and married him, notwithstanding the threats of her relatives to put her in an insane asylum. Ladies of fashion in Paris powder their stockings with gold dust ; but who cau see it ? Bermuda, tomatoes are for side in PbiUdelphia at fancy prices. THE INAUGURATION. A GALA DAY IN WASHINGTON. NOTHING TO MAR THE CEREMONY. THE inaugural address. The President began his address at 12.-15 P. M., immediately after the procession reached the platform. The following is the address in full : 'Fellow-Citizens: We have assembled to repeat the public ceremonial begun by Washington, observed by all my predeces sors and now at time-honored custom, which marks the commencement of the Presi dential oflice. Called to the duties of this great trust, I proceed, in compliance with usage, to announce some of the leaditi" principles ou the subjects that now chiefly engage the public attention, by which it is my desire to be guided in the discharge of those duties. I shall not undertake to lay down, irrevocably, principles or measures of administration, but rather to speak of the motives which should animate us and to suggest certain important ends to be at tained in accordance with our institutions and essential to the wciLi e of our countrv. At the cutset of the discussions which preceded the recent Presidential election it seemed fitting that 1 should fully make known my sentiments on several of the im portant questions which then appeared to demand tiie consideration of the country. Following the example, and in part adopt ing thi language of my pre deeessors, I wish now, when every motive for misrepresenta tion has passed away, to repeat what was said before the clectlm, trusting that my countrym.m will candi 11 y weigh and under stand it, and that they will feel assured that the sentnm-nts Ueciaivd in accei titiLT the uouiiuati.jii tbr th Presidency will bo the standard ol' my conduct iu the path be- fjr lilt i-h:i:-.;d as I iv'.v :im ivih t !,, r . o ' - i a. .j anJ ditiieult task of carrvin- them neiii viil i;i the practical administration of the govern ment, s:j far as depends, u;i Lt the Con stitution and taws, ou th j iji.i-i' Executive of the nation. The permanent paciaca:i.u of the country uixm am-.i i.rniii..!. and hy such measures as v.i.i j-jeuie the c-.mi.lelo lil'llf !'!!. l!l ! i: l-lil7.UJ l'l !l i ! .- ;e tree en- joiueiu oi an ineir c iisu'iiu !:.;; n ! is now the one subject in our public affairs which all though; l'u! and p.-.t i i ,ti j citizens regard as uf sup.A-m; i;ii;s- the :.iurni::ix i.t; Many of the calamitous rf ll,i tremendous revolu; ion Wiiie."! h:, p:;-s. I naiu. The over the r-outi.e.'n Mates ctsSi r i immeasurable ueueiits whieli Wi.i surely follow, sooner or later, the heart v iml generous acceptance of the legit hutc'ru-nlt of that revolution, have bet yet b-.-e:: re.-.ilz -d. Dilhciiit and c Uibarr.iS-ing "i'.;wsli ns i; i 1 1 US at the threshold of this Mai. pvt. 'Ih people of these Mates stiu i.Ni.vri.-l;.d, and the inestimable bles.-in-g of wise, ho n est and peaceful local s:I'-g'i!:ie!,t is n t fuiiy enjoyed. Whatever diti'.-ruiee of opinion may exist as to the c..'.: ef this ! eouuttion oi to :s. the ;.:ct is clear that la tl e progress of events tho ti:n. when such govot unteiit is th necessity required by ull the csts. public aud private, fthos QUESTION Or It.V.T L:.s: in.e torn, I'ativi Lat-.s. But it niust not b local ;overu:neiit w H : ; r th:;t : i. ;'i,l a true ee two maintains inviolate the rLh'.si S ;u self-government. Wi;h re.- te t: dis.iuct races, wh.--.se ::i,:r uaiiji, to each other have Lr u:ht upon u, the d complications and perplexities whi ilea i.;s0 wri::iio;it in ttiose Mates, it must be a wnicn guarus tue intere: 1 ; carefully and e-iM iilv. It must eminent' which sulniiits loyally ;; ea h- j. U.V to the Cotistitutk n and tho Lw.the l.a - ni the nation, ::r.d the law.? of the States t!u ;:i- selvcs, accepting and obeying i whole Couslitmii.n at is. i this sure and fcubstantLl f..; , i. a:ig Uj-i. su erstructre of bci. :al ;oe;,l 'ja-vc; ll ... .1 s can be built up uul ua henvise. A NON IWItTI? AN SJ'il.ir. In furtherance of such obedience letter and the spirit of the Oe,s:i auu in uciuwt ui aa i.iai os ;i;..'.i:r.;.' plies, all so-called party interests I s. apparent importance, and party !i:ie he permitted to fade into iuig:;il lllCi s in--',' e.i .i' e. The ouestiun we have to coosi icr f.;r the immediate Welfare of the Spates Union is the question of government er no government, of social order and all the peaceful industries aud the happiness that belong to it, or a return to barbarism. It is a question in which everv ciiiz :n of the natiuu is deeply interested, and with respect to which we ought not to in a partisan sense either Republicans or Demo crats, but fellow-citizens and f'e'iow-men, to whom the interests of a ce-mmon country and a common humanity are dear. the labor question in the south. The sweeping revolution of the entire bbor system uf a large portion of our coun try, and the advance of -t,(:00,000 of peo ple from a condition of servitude to tluit et citizenship upon an equal footing with then." former masters, could not occur without presenting problems of the gravest moment, to be dealt with by the emancipated race, bv their former masters and bv the General Government, the author of the act of Emancipation. That it was a wis.1, jnst and providential act, fraught with good tr all concerned, is now generally ecu ceded throughout the countrv. That a moral obligation rests upon the National Govern ment to employ its constitutional power and influence to establish the right of the people it. has emancipated, and to protect them in the enjoyment of those rights when they are infringed or assailed, is also general ly admitted. The evils which aliliet the Southern States can only be removed or remedied by the united and harmonious efforts of both races, actuated by motives of mutual sympathy and regard. And while in duty bound and fully determined to protect the right of all, by every con stitutional ineans at the disposal of wy adminsitration, I am sincerely anxious to use every legitimate influence in favor cd honest and efficient local self-government, as the true resource of those States for tn-J promotion cf the contentment- and pros- t.H 4 in
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